Author Archives: J.B. Elliott
Bad Air–Imported Smoke
Alabama Partners for Clean Air Press Release Winds have carried smoke from the Georgia/Florida wild fires into the Birmingham area this morning. At-risk groups (children, the elderly, and people with heart and lung diseases) are urged to take precautions for … Continue reading
My Tiny Corner of the World
This story will be filed under the Miss Molly category. There is a special category for those type stories and I appreciate James setting that up. Today, however, I want to talk about a very special dog that is no … Continue reading
WEATHER BY THE NUMBERS
* 450,000 is the estimated number of additional people that have moved into areas of the Western USA prone to wildfires. Most of those are in Southern California. * 3.5 million is the number of people now living in the … Continue reading
Storms Going Downhill
Finally, the cluster of thunderstorms over Walker and Winston County was thinning out and getting weaker late tonight. However, at 11 pm, it was still raining heavily near and west of Jasper north into Winston County. Movement was very slow … Continue reading
A Very Wet Metro Area
UPDATED AT 9:55 PM FOR ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS It was a general soaking across the Greater Birmingham area late this afternoon and evening. The most beneficial rain in a long time. There was also locally heavy rain in a number … Continue reading
Evening Update–7:20 Report
A cluster of strong thunderstorms continues to advance slowly toward the WSW across Central Alabama this evening. At 7:20 pm, the strongest thunderstorms were over West Shelby County and Extreme SW Jefferson County. They were beginning to cross over into … Continue reading
Back in Service
Sorry, but sharp lightning knocked me out of service in NE Trussville. Internet out Telephones out temporarily Power interruptions Back to normal now as the stronger thunderstorms have moved SW into South and West Jefferson County and over North Shelby … Continue reading
Alabama at 5:30 p.m
The NWS has issued a Significant Weather Alert for Jefferson County until 6:15. Doppler radar showed a strong thunderstorm in the Pinson/Clay/Chalkville area drifting west. The primary threat is possible flooding on roadways and low-lying areas. Small hail may also … Continue reading
A Few More Notes
(Scan down to see earlier posts that are still valid) Thunderstorms in Central Alabama now moving westward producing locally very heavy rain. * Some have moved into NE Jefferson County approaching Trussville. * Storms have moved into East Shelby County … Continue reading
Alabama Weather at 5:10 PM
A very strong thunderstorm was along the Blount-Cullman County line, dumping very heavy rain. It was closest to Garden City. A strong storm over SW Coosa County was moving into SE Chilton County SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS NOW IN EFFECT Talladega … Continue reading
